he is said to dwell in the castle of Kronborg, his beard grown down to the floor, and to sleep there until some date when Denmark is in mortal danger, at which time he will rise up and deliver the nation

Saudi Arabia bans 50 ‘blasphemous’ and ‘inappropriate’ children’s namesSaudi Arabia’s interior ministry said it had ordered a ban on the names because they contradicted the religion or the culture of the Kingdom.Along with western names such as Sandy, Linda and Elaine, the interior ministry has forbidden Saudi parents from giving their children names with royal connotations, such as Malika (Queen) and Amir (Prince).Some religious names have also been deemed inappropriate, or even blasphemous.Parents will no longer be able to have a baby Malak (Angel), Nabi (Prophet) or Jibreel (Gabriel), names which are popular across the Middle East and in Islamic countries.Popular Shi'a names such as Abdul Nabi and Abdul Hussain are controversial in strict iterations of Sunni Islam because of the multiple ways in which they can be interpreted. Abdul in Arabic means “worshipper of” or “servant of”, while Nabi means “prophet” and Rasool means “messenger”.Those who oppose such names argue that Abdul means “worshipper of’ and therefore is forbidden because only God can be worshipped.Most Sunni Muslims use one of God's 99 Islamic names with Abdul, for example Abdullah, or Abdul Rahman.But some of the names on the list do not seem to fit any of the former three categories, leaving the reason for their banning open to speculation.Binyamin is the Prophet Jacob’s son, and the brother of the Prophet Joseph.But it is also the first name of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.It has been banned, along with Abdul Naser, first name of the famous Egyptian nationalist leader who was at odds with the Saudi monarchy.The full list of forbidden names, as reported in Gulf News, is listed below:Malaak (angel)Abdul AatiAbdul NaserAbdul MuslehNabi (prophet)Nabiyya (female prophet)Amir (prince)Sumuw (highness)Al Mamlaka (the kingdom)Malika (queen)Mamlaka (kingdom)Tabarak (blessed)NardeenMayaLindaRandaBasmala (utterance of the name of God)TalineAramNareejRitalAliceSandyRama (Hindu god)MalineElaineInarMaliktinaLareenKibrialLaurenBinyamin (Arabic for Benjamin)NarisYaraSitavLolandTilajBarrahAbdul NabiAbdul RasoolJibreel (angel Gabriel)Abdul Mu’eenAbrarImanBayanBaseelWireelam

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The Legend.....

but should danger ever come, then Holger Danske will rouse himself, and the table will burst asunder as he draws out his beard. Then he will come forth in his strength, and strike a blow that shall sound in all the countries of the world.

- Hans Christian Andersen

Holger Danske

....he is stirring

Holger Awakens

An American of Swedish, Norwegian and not the least, Danish descent.

A fighter of islamofascism and islamic jihad, a defender of the U.S. Constitution and America, a full supporter of the U.S. troops and the state of Israel and a true conservative at heart, but above all, before all...a humble servant of Jesus Christ.